Global Citizen CEO taps into Generation Z’s sense of urgency
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Global Citizen CEO taps into Generation Z’s sense of urgency

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans says the sense of urgency that younger generations bring to solving international challenges needs to be nurtured in the rest of the world. So we have to get our skates on.” The Associated Press spoke with Evans shortly before Saturday’s Global Citizen Festival in New York, am event headlined by superstars like Post Malone and Doja Cat, as well as breakout artists like Benson Boone and Rauw Alejandro. The other big shock that the world hasn’t yet fully experienced is the shock of climate change, which has the potential to push another 100 million people into extreme poverty in the next ten years. Q: You asked Global Citizen supporters to write their leaders about fully funding the World Bank’s International Development Association.

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Global Citizen NOW urges investment in Sub-Saharan Africa and youth outreach
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Global Citizen NOW urges investment in Sub-Saharan Africa and youth outreach

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — This week’s Global Citizen NOW conference featured appeals for long-term investments in the African continent’s fast-growing youth population and increased outreach to young changemakers worldwide, as the international advocacy organization seeks to drive resources toward antipoverty causes. The conflict-riddled international scene has made it even more vital that political, business and philanthropic leaders support education and health …

Michelle Yeoh to join business and political leaders at Global Citizen NOW summit to fight poverty
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Michelle Yeoh to join business and political leaders at Global Citizen NOW summit to fight poverty

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, and Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg are among the diverse group of political, business and philanthropic leaders Global Citizen will convene in New York on May 1 and 2, the nonprofit announced on Thursday. The Global Citizen NOW summit will seek support for workable solutions to address issues of food …

Global Citizen plans conference to team young people with world leaders like World Bank's Ajay Banga
10 months ago

Global Citizen plans conference to team young people with world leaders like World Bank's Ajay Banga

The Independent  

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Global Citizen plans conference to team young people with world leaders like World Bank’s Ajay Banga
10 months ago

Global Citizen plans conference to team young people with world leaders like World Bank’s Ajay Banga

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — International advocacy organization Global Citizen is turning to Gen Z and millennial leaders in its fight to reach the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and end extreme poverty. Global Citizen announced Tuesday that it would hold its first international edition of its Global Citizen NOW conference in Melbourne, Australia, starting March 4, bringing together more than 300 …

Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish set for Global Citizen’s ‘Power Our Planet’ show for climate financing
1 year, 7 months ago

Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish set for Global Citizen’s ‘Power Our Planet’ show for climate financing

Associated Press  

Music superstars Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish and H.E.R. “Power Our Planet: Live in Paris” is set for June 22 to coincide with the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact, a gathering of the world’s political and business leaders to help developing nations finance sustainability projects. “If it doesn’t achieve its goal, we’re going to miss the window this year …

Global Citizen NOW summit yields commitments, big and small
1 year, 7 months ago

Global Citizen NOW summit yields commitments, big and small

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Hugh Evans highlighted a staggering new statistic to explain why this year’s Global Citizen NOW conference was packed with calls to action and urgent requests for involvement. The CEO of Global Citizen, who has been fighting against extreme poverty since he was 14, told The Associated Press that climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine …

Global Citizen’s next campaign: Reform climate financing
1 year, 7 months ago

Global Citizen’s next campaign: Reform climate financing

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley repeated her call Thursday to rewrite the rules of global development banks to relieve the debts of middle and lower income countries and increase funding for climate adaptation. “It cannot be easier for a young person to get a 30 year mortgage than for our country to get development funds to save …

Global Citizen conference to unite political leaders, celebs
1 year, 10 months ago

Global Citizen conference to unite political leaders, celebs

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Advocacy group Global Citizen will convene political, philanthropic, business and cultural leaders for a thought leadership conference in New York to tackle extreme poverty more quickly. The group announced Tuesday that Global Citizen NOW will be a two-day conference beginning April 27, co-chaired by Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, as well as leaders …

Global Citizen Festival generates $2.4 billion in pledges
2 years, 2 months ago

Global Citizen Festival generates $2.4 billion in pledges

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The 10th anniversary of the Global Citizen Festival, which included performances from Metallica, Mariah Carey and Usher, generated more than $2.4 billion in commitments to fight extreme poverty and disease. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley and others addressed the crowds gathered in New York’s Central …

Global Citizen NOW summit seeks solutions for global issues
2 years, 7 months ago

Global Citizen NOW summit seeks solutions for global issues

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The statistics discussed at the inaugural Global Citizen NOW conference were bleak. Yet Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans says he feels optimistic: The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic shows that the world can unite to fight a crisis when it needs to. We think ‘acceptable loss.’” The Global Citizen NOW summit was organized to bring leaders …

Global Citizen Live generates $1.1 billion to fight poverty
3 years, 2 months ago

Global Citizen Live generates $1.1 billion to fight poverty

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Global Citizen Live, a 24-hour concert that featured performances from Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Lopez, BTS and Elton John and dozens of other stars, raised more than $1.1 billion in commitments and pledges over the weekend to fight extreme poverty. Broadcasting from sites on six continents, including New York’s Central Park and in front of the Eiffel Tower …

Global Citizen’s Hugh Evans hoping music can mobilize world
3 years, 3 months ago

Global Citizen’s Hugh Evans hoping music can mobilize world

Associated Press  

Hugh Evans started his fight against extreme poverty by mobilizing his friends when he was growing up in Australia. On Saturday, Evans will try to mobilize the world to tackle poverty and COVID-19 with Global Citizen Live, a 24-hour live concert featuring The Weekend, BTS, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Lopez, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, H.E.R. Evans, Global Citizen’s CEO, says such an …

Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Sadhguru and others to participate in Global Citizen Live's broadcast
3 years, 3 months ago

Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Sadhguru and others to participate in Global Citizen Live's broadcast

India TV News  

International advocacy organisation Global Citizen, in partnership with Wizcraft, on Monday announced that Mumbai, will be represented in the Global Citizen Live broadcast - a combination of festivals, events, and performances airing from locations on six continents on September 25. I am confident that the Global Citizen Festival will steer a mass movement on the world stage to fight climate …

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